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Yandere horror games

In these games someone loves you far too much. It might be a classmate, a girl in a strange house or a researcher who won't let you leave. The fear comes slowly: sweet words turn into following, locked doors and jealousy, and you learn that saying no or trying to go home is the one thing your admirer can't forgive.

The top 19 of 19 yandere horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 19 best, 2026

  1. MiSide key art: Mita, an anime girl with a red headband, smiles as she holds her long dark blue pigtails, which curl into heart shapes PsychologicalMiSideMita loves you so much that she brings you into her home for good and keeps asking why you are leaving 98% on Steam (143,467 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  2. The Freak Circus cover art: Pierrot, a clown with long silver hair, a pale purple mask face, dripping black eyes and a sharp-toothed grin, before a crimson and black harlequin pattern AnimeThe Freak CircusThe maker calls Pierrot the silent yandere and tags the game Yandere, with an 18+ warning for its dark themes. 98% on itch.io (11,492 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux, Android
  3. Online Obsession cover: a white-haired anime-style figure half in shadow with a glowing red eye, a glitching red heart and the title over pink halftone, cut by a black, blood-spattered band PsychologicalOnline ObsessionTagged Yandere on itch.io: your sweet online friend Adi does questionable things between the charming ones 96% on itch.io (3,849 ratings)FreePC, Mac, Linux
  4. Where Winter Crows Go key art: green-haired Crowe in a lab coat grins with red eyes through his fingers beside the title and a crow silhouette on red PsychologicalWhere Winter Crows GoThe maker describes Crowe as a mysterious yandere researcher who calls you 'snowflake' 96% on itch.io (1,386 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Android
  5. Do NOT Take This Cat Home cover: a black cat with big yellow eyes peeking out of an open cardboard box PsychologicalDo NOT Take This Cat HomeIts maker tags it Yandere, and the story turns on a possessive attachment and an abusive relationship with the cat. 96% on itch.io (1,216 ratings)about 3.5 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  6. Love Love School Days key art: Makina, a smiling anime schoolgirl with long twin tails and pink eyes, in a dark blue-lit classroom PsychologicalLove Love School DaysA jealous side heroine who was promised eternal love turns on the player for restarting to pursue another girl. 95% on Steam (1,083 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Switch
  7. Record of Greypine key art: a dark-haired figure with pink streaks raises a hand to their face under glitchy scanlines, title at lower left PsychologicalRecord of GreypineThe maker calls it a yandere visual novel, with three love interests whose care for you turns obsessive 98% on itch.io (328 ratings)about 2 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  8. Sweet Dreams key art: a greyscale sketch of a smiling young man in a tie with one red spiral eye, blood on his mouth and hand, and the title in white PsychologicalSweet DreamsThe maker lists a yandere among its contents, and Lee's warm attention to you turns possessive. 96% on itch.io (417 ratings)about 25 minPay what you wantPC, Mac
  9. Mistrick key art: a grinning purple-haired man with red eyes and a bloodied knife, beside the hand-lettered blue title on pink 2D horrorMistrickMade for the Yandere Jam 2022: an executed killer greets John warmly and lies to keep him in his world for good 94% on itch.io (658 ratings)about 50 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Android
  10. ITYH: A Horror Otome cover: pale, white-haired Osgoode in a skull shirt and blonde Camille in a pink dress, with bloody hands holding a rose and a heart, beside the title PsychologicalITYH: A Horror OtomeA horror otome where the boy Camille chased returns her attention by keeping her captive. 98% on itch.io (324 ratings)about 2.5 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  11. Hydrangea key art: the purple-haired sweetheart glancing aside under a striped awning, with hydrangeas and the ornate title across the bottom PsychologicalHydrangeaIts own store line calls it a yandere psychological horror visual novel, where a sweetheart's affection turns to obsession 94% on itch.io (365 ratings)about 1 hFreePC, Mac, Linux, Android
  12. Porcelain Heart key art: the title in white gothic script beside a tearful pink-haired girl in a pink cape, framed by black heart-patterned lace PsychologicalPorcelain HeartMary's eager, devoted love for Hazel is the source of the dread, and players describe every main ending as doomed. 96% on itch.io (199 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac
  13. OVERD0SE key art: a pale dark-haired young man with blood on his cheek and hand shows pills on his tongue, beside the handwritten title PsychologicalOVERD0SEIts maker tags it a yandere dating sim, and the doctor's care for you turns into control. 92% on itch.io (554 ratings)about 3 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac
  14. Saiko no sutoka key art: a red-haired, red-eyed anime girl holds a large knife in front of her face, mouth open, against a dark blue background AnimeSaiko no sutokaSaiko is a yandere schoolgirl, obsessed with her senpai, who plays with you before she tries to kill you. 91% on Steam (3,910 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android
  15. Yoko no Hanashi key art: a smiling red-eyed girl with twin tails and a frowning young man with crossed arms stand back to back in a blood-smeared school corridor AnimeYoko no HanashiYou are trapped with a yandere of your choice, Yoko or Yoto, each obsessed with you and ready to do anything to keep you. 91% on Steam (296 reviews)PaidPC
  16. Vacation Terminal cover: a long-haired girl in black with yellow eyes looks down at a brown-haired man lying upside down below her, the title in blue letters down both sides PsychologicalVacation TerminalMade for a yandere game jam, and tagged Yandere by its maker on itch.io. 96% on itch.io (63 ratings)about 50 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  17. rotten angel cover: two white-haired anime-style brothers, one upright and one upside down, mirrored around the title on white Psychologicalrotten angelA yandere visual novel, tagged so by its makers, about a love the story calls rotten 90% on itch.io (161 ratings)about 20 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  18. Rose Colored Cover key art: Gabriela, a girl with long blue hair and red eyes, glares beside a glossy pink heart with a bow AnimeRose Colored CoverThe page says you come face to face with a real yandere, but you are not the one she is after 98% on itch.io (23 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  19. He Follows key art: a pale, grinning figure with one glowing red eye peers through a gap in the dark beside the red title PsychologicalHe FollowsThe maker entered it in the Yandere Game Jam 2026: an admirer whose compliments turn into following her home. 94% on itch.io (26 ratings)about 50 minPay what you wantPC, Mac

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More kinds of horror

  1. Short horror games621
  2. Psychological horror games530
  3. Horror games with multiple endings417
  4. Horror puzzle games341
  5. Survival horror games259
  6. 2D horror games254
  7. PS1 horror games233
  8. Stealth horror games180
  9. Horror escape games164
  10. Surreal horror games145
  11. Horror visual novels137
  12. Anime horror games132
  13. Haunted house games131
  14. Mystery and detective horror games127
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Where you play

  1. Steam horror games1009
  2. Epic horror games97
  3. GOG horror games270
  4. itch.io horror games592
  5. PC horror games1337
  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
  8. PlayStation horror games404
  9. Xbox horror games367
  10. Switch horror games317
  11. Mobile horror games188
  12. VR horror games69
  13. Browser horror games236
  1. Scary games1456
  2. Free horror games561
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